Westfield, PA

Before there was “The Addams Family,” there was Westfield. Cartoonist Charles Addams, who created the eccentric, fictional family, drew inspiration for his signature macabre style from the elegant Victorian homes, historic cemetery and other landmarks of his New Jersey hometown. Today the affluent community, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of Manhattan, has embraced its ghoulish legacy, honoring its darkly humorous native son each October with AddamsFest. Downtown

Firefighters in New Jersey were busy early Monday as flames tore through a 7-11 in Pensauken. At about 11 a.m. on Monday, NBC10’s SkyForce 10 caught images of fire crews working to put water on the roof of a 7-11 located along the 6000 block of Westfield Avenue, in Pennsauken, New Jersey, as smoke poured from the structure, filling the air above the convenience store. Inside the store, seen through the front windows of the business, flames curled and moved through the stru